I thought Happy Endings involved a third arm.

"An armed society is a polite society." And I'm all for people being able to protect themselves and their property from would-be thugs - by lethal retaliation if necessary.

I'm the only one in my neighborhood who has firearms. The only other one who could protect himself is a Japanese swordmaster who lives up the street from me. Many of the retirees in the area could not defend themselves because they are afraid of firearms.

Thank you, dino.

Jan

Although it happened many years ago, add my rifle to the saga of protection with a firearm. Break in thieves do not like the sound of a slide racking a round into the chamber. I, on the other hand, enjoyed the sound of booted feet running away fast through the crunching snow. I do carry, have for years.

Thank you Dino :-)

Well. I have lived in this town for 47 years and something finally got my attention. A police detective watched while a man knocked a woman to the ground and shot her dead on the main street of our town. One block from the Police Station. The perp was shot and transported to the hospital.

Currently reading Freehold by Michael Z. Williamson. You might enjoy that fictional account of a future earth woman who flees unjust prosecution to a planet where the laws are quite different, including every adult legally carrying firearms.
Free download:
https://www.baen.com/freehold.html

I was thinking about this just this morning. Things are getting crazier and crazier around here. My son and I often practice golf late at night at the one lighted facility in this region. It's a great place, but is surrounded with hobo camps, and crooks. I remember when I was trying to get out there to demo a new club after work one day and couldn't enter because there was a shootout with the cops in the hotel across the street. Crazier and crazier. This morning the thought occurred to me that I should keep my S&W 40 in my golf bag when I'm out there. My heart sinks a little at that thought.

I think laws against felons owning guns should be changed to only violent felons. I know several pretty harmless folks who've been convicted of mail fraud on what I consider shaky grounds, but it is a federal felony, and they're denied ownership of firearms. Entrepreneurs are often accused of this offense, usually by disgruntled investors who claim they were misled by progress reports (although the misleading is usually a case of misreading by them). Once you're accused of this offense, a conviction is almost always assured, as it's based on the feelings of the accuser about how you abused their trust. Anyhow, only violent felons should be denied ownership of firearms.

try buying a gun with a domestic violence conviction. cant be done. that is why it is so impotant to figfht all false domestic violence accusations. never plead guilty because it is the easiest thing to do. it will huant you later.

Happens every day, and sometimes it doesn't happen because of a deterring threat. For example, I have three big dogs (nice, but bark), guns, and someone casing my house if not going to want to show up when I'm home. They go somewhere else.

However, these facts don't support the unspoken totalitarian objective :
We, the government have all the power
You the people (victims) should appeal to we the government for your needs
We the government will hand out stuff, after we eat first.

Dino, I'll have to admit, the post got my attention half due to the double entendre.

Those stats are never brought in front of the sheeple.

The MSM makes sure it stays that way.